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The Motive
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - S3 - E17
Two crime-obsessed buddies plot the perfect murder—one with absolutely no motive.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 3 - 39 Episode s
3x1 - The Glass Eye
October 6, 1957
Captivated by his physical beauty, an aging spinster develops an obsession for a ventriloquist, travelling all over the country to watch his act with his child-sized dummy.
3x2 - Mail Order Prophet
October 13, 1957
When an ordinary clerk starts receiving letters which accurately predict the outcome of future events, he takes a dangerous gamble with his life.
3x3 - The Perfect Crime
October 20, 1957
A lawyer, with blackmail in mind, meets with a famous detective who prides himself on never having committed a single mistake in his long and distinguished career, to prove that he convicted an innocent man.
3x4 - Heart of Gold
October 27, 1957
A convicted robber is released to the family of one of his cell mates, against the better judgment of his parole officer.
3x5 - Silent Witness
November 3, 1957
Intending to break up with an infatuated student, professor Donald Mason tracks her down at a babysitting job, where the conversation ends in murder.
3x6 - Reward to Finder
November 10, 1957
After finding a cash-laden wallet John Gaminski promises his wife that he'll return it. But when he reneges, she demands that he share the money.
3x7 - Enough Rope for Two
November 17, 1957
An ex-con heads to a mine to retrieve a cache of stolen loot. When his two former partners show up, three's a crowd with ,000 at stake.
3x8 - Last Request
November 24, 1957
A death-row inmate awaiting the electric chair uses his final hours to prove his innocence in a killing.
3x9 - The Young One
December 1, 1957
A pretty underage girl, bored with adolescence and eager to experience all that adulthood allows, acts out in ways that could ultimately prove deadly.
3x10 - The Diplomatic Corpse
December 8, 1957
Touring Mexico, Janet's rich aunt dies, and the car holding her corpse is stolen. Without a body, Janet can't claim the inheritance.
3x11 - The Deadly
December 15, 1957
A conniving handyman tries to blackmail an innocent housewife for a fabricated dalliance.
3x12 - Miss Paisley's Cat
December 22, 1957
An elderly woman is terrified that her disagreeable male neighbor will kill her beloved—but habitually roving—tabby cat.
3x13 - Night of the Execution
December 29, 1957
Warren, a prosecuting attorney with a long history of acquittals, must deliver a guilty verdict in a murder case to ensure his political future.
3x14 - The Percentage
January 5, 1958
A successful businessman who once acted cowardly in the war—but got undeserved credit for heroism—attempts to buy off an old Army buddy who knows the truth.
3x15 - Together
January 12, 1958
When a businessman's mistress threatens to expose their secret relationship to his wife, he realizes he must do anything to stop her.
3x16 - Sylvia
January 19, 1958
Her elderly father becomes alarmed when a jilted woman purchases a handgun.
3x17 - The Motive
January 26, 1958
Two crime-obsessed buddies plot the perfect murder—one with absolutely no motive.
3x18 - Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty
February 2, 1958
Traveling in Paris, an Englishwoman finds herself accidentally locked in a hotel room with a corpse.
3x19 - The Equalizer
February 9, 1958
Filled with jealous rage, a man plots revenge on a coworker he is convinced has had an affair with his wife.
3x20 - On the Nose
February 16, 1958
A gambling-addicted housewife owes money to a bookie, and resorts to desperate measures in order to raise the money.
3x21 - Guest for Breakfast
February 23, 1958
In this violent home-invasion tale, a gun-wielding convict terrorizes a married couple whose relationship is already on the ropes.
3x22 - The Return of the Hero
March 2, 1958
Things are not what they seem when two soldiers discharged from the Algerian war spend some time together in Marseilles.
3x23 - The Right Kind of House
March 9, 1958
After the death of her troubled son, a mother decides to sell her house, but a potential buyer discovers she may be hiding something.
3x24 - The Foghorn
March 16, 1958
A woman alone in a quiet house finds herself haunted by the noise of a foghorn. As the story progresses, she tries to recall how the sound became so horrifying to her, but the answer may be deeper than she thinks.
3x25 - Flight to the East
March 23, 1958
The plight of an American war correspondent suddenly becomes front-page news when a former British Army nurse recalls a strange incident from the past.
3x26 - Bull in a China Shop
March 30, 1958
A handsome homicide detective is befriended by four old ladies who invite him for tea and proceed to play out a variation of Arsenic and Old Lace for his benefit.
3x27 - Disappearing Trick
April 6, 1958
A debonair tennis player looks into his attractive partner's past and her presumed dead husband.
3x28 - Lamb to the Slaughter
April 13, 1958
Domestic bliss comes to a rapid halt when a housewife discovers that her police chief husband has been having an affair while she's been pregnant.
3x29 - Fatal Figures
April 20, 1958
It's all in the numbers when a bookkeeper becomes obsessed with his mundane life and crime statistics.
3x30 - Death Sentence
April 27, 1958
Love is in the eye of the beholder when a happily married woman sees a bomb attached to the family car as a sign of her husband's affection.
3x31 - The Festive Season
May 4, 1958
'Tis the season to resurrect old family grudges when a brother accuses his sister of murdering his wife on a less than jolly Christmas Eve.
3x32 - Listen, Listen. . . !
May 11, 1958
When three beautiful blonde women are strangled with a silk stocking, Mr. Morgan becomes convinced he knows how it happened, even though no one will hear him out.
3x33 - Post Mortem
May 18, 1958
When a newly married couple realizes that a lottery ticket is in her recently deceased ex-husband's burial suit, they put their love on the line to exhume the winnings.
3x34 - The Crocodile Case
May 25, 1958
A man learns never to separate a woman from her accessories when his "perfect" murder plot is spoiled by a missing piece of luggage.
3x35 - Dip in the Pool
June 1, 1958
A desperate man takes the ultimate plunge when he gambles a fortune without his wife's knowledge.
3x36 - The Safe Place
June 8, 1958
A senior bank teller is tempted by the prospect of sudden wealth when a known gangster makes a large withdrawal from his account.
3x37 - The Canary Sedan
June 15, 1958
A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing when a woman discovers she has extraordinary powers to see the past of objects.
3x38 - The Impromptu Murder
June 22, 1958
Still waters run deep when a lawyer with mayoral ambitions murders a woman who claimed he tried to embezzle money from her in the past.
3x39 - Little White Frock
June 29, 1958
An elderly actor proves he still has the chops to grace the stage when he reveals a tragic tale from his past.